Prominent Android manufacturers commit to supporting phone software for 7 years
Samsung phones now come backed with seven years' worth of security updates and seven generations of OS upgrades.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9647496
Hopefully a blow to planned obsolescence
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The article says "manufacturers" but then only mentions Samsung in the article....
Not exactly a surprise tbh because they have to compete with iPhone. And I bet it's only for flagship devices. I can't see the budget devices getting this.
That's typical clickbait: give a vague title to make people click.
Google is also giving support for its Pixel devices since the Pixel 8 line. And their Pixel 8a is also going to get 7 years of support, which is neat.
Hopefully others follow.